Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends — but is she really helping them? This sensitive story illustrated in magic realist style powerfully presents complex issues of friendship, maturity, and social standing.
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- ISBN: 9780888996145
- Author: Amado, Elisa
- Published: 2007 , Groundwood Books
- Themes: class inequality, Difficult decisions, prejudice, values
- Descriptors: Americas, Central America, Guatemala, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32